Minds and mental phenomena: An introduction

Introduction

This unit introduces some philosophical questions concerning the nature of the mind and mental phenomena, such as thoughts, perceptions and emotions. The unit considers what is involved in having a mind, whether there are different kinds of minds, and whether there is some characteristic that is shared by all mental phenomena.

This unit is an adapted extract from the Open University course Thought and experience: themes in the philosophy of mind (AA308). [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]